Progressive Movement The Progressive Movement was focused on

Progressive Movement • The Progressive Movement was focused on problems in society. – They wanted to help people who had no money or power.

Progressive Movement • Progressives wanted the government to resist big businesses and support the working members of society. – They believed that government and big business had too much power

Progressive Movement

Progressive Movement • Sherman Anti-Trust Act – Passed by Congress to file lawsuits against corporations – Used often by President Theodore Roosevelt to bust up trusts

Progressive Movement • Journalists’ role in reforming society

Progressive Movement • Investigative reporters brought problems to the attention of the public. – They were called muckrakers

Progressive Movement • Lincoln Steffens: wrote, The Shame of Cities. – It uncovered the corrupt political machine in the big cities. Called for change in the way cities were run.

Progressive Movement • Ida Tarbell: – – wrote articles about unfairness in the oil trusts. Her articles led to more government control over oil companies.

Progressive Movement • Upton Sinclair: wrote, The Jungle. – Told about the horrors in the meat packing industry.

The Jungle

– Led to the creation of both the…. . -Meat Inspection Act -Pure Food Drug Act

The Jungle

Progressive Individuals • W. E. B. Dubois helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – This organization was greatly influential in the fight for African. American rights throughout the 20 th century.

Progressive Individuals • Jane Addams opened Hull House in Chicago to provide care for assistance for immigrants and the poor. – English lessons – Medical Care – Food and Shelter

Progressive Individuals • Roosevelt's Square Deal – Promised fair and equal treatment for all – Called for regulated business – Because of the Square Deal, Roosevelt became president in 1904

Progressive Individuals • Theodore Roosevelt was considered the first environmental president – Balanced business interests and conservation – Proposed the US Forest Service – Formed the National Conservation Commission

“Not So” Progressive • The Klux Klan (KKK) – A group that become popular after the Civil War, especially in the South • At first, targeted African Americans (who were recently freed from slavery) with discrimination and violence • After the wave of “new immigrants” came to America, they expanded their focus on to southern and eastern Europeans, especially those that were Catholics and Jews.

“Not So” Progressive • Plessy vs. Ferguson – This Supreme Court case legalized segregation • As long as it is “separate but equal”

“Not So” Progressive Immigration – Due to increasing pressure from “native-born” Americans, Congress created some laws and agreements to limit the amount of immigrants allowed into the US

“Not So” Progressive • Quotas put a cap on the number of immigrants allowed from each country into the US • Gentlemen's Agreement – Treaty between US and Japan to slow Japanese immigration to the US • Chinese Exclusion Act – Banned Chinese workers from emigrating to the US for 10 years